Šumadija District

Šumadija District Шумадијски округ Šumadijski okrug
District of Serbia
Location of Šumadija District in Serbia
Country	Serbia
Administrative centre	Kragujevac
Government
• Commissioner	n/a
Area
• Total	2,387 km² (922 sq mi)
Population (2011 census)
• Total	293,308
• Density	122.9/km² (318/sq mi)
Municipalities	6 and 1 city
Settlements	174
- Cities and towns	5
- Villages	169

The Šumadija District (Serbian: Шумадијски округ / Šumadijski okrug) is a district of Serbia located in the central part of the country. It has a population of 293,308, and the administrative centre of the Šumadija district seat is Kragujevac. The district is named after the larger region of Šumadija.

Municipalities

The Šumadija District is divided into 6 municipalities and the city of Kragujevac. The municipalities of the district are:

Map of the Šumadija District

The city of Kragujevac is divided into the five municipalities of:

Demographics

According to the last official census done in 2011, the Šumadija District had 293,308 inhabitants. 64.9% of the population lived in urban areas. The ethnic composition of the district:

Ethnic group	Population
Serbs	282,772
Roma	2,095
Montenegrins	927
Macedonians	421
Croats	281
Yugoslavs	266
Muslims	126
Gorani	103
Others	6,307
Total	293,308

Culture and history

In the vicinity of Kragujevac stand several medieval monasteries, including the Annunciation monastery Divostin from the thirteenth century; the St. Nicholas monastery, believed to have existed at the time of the Battle of Kosovo in 1389; and the Drača monastery from unknown times.

In 1833 the Kragujevac Grammar School, the first Serb-language grammar school south of the Sava and Danube rivers, was founded in Kragujevac. Over the last fifty years this city of Serbian schooling has borne a symbol of grief: in the Memorial Park in Šumarice stands a monument to the pupils and teachers of this grammar school who were executed in World War II. Seeking to set a frightening example for all Serbia, German fascists executed 7,000 citizens in Kragujevac over the course of a single day, October 21, 1941. Among them were about 300 pupils and 18 teachers, including 15 boys from the ages of 8 to 15.

Economy

Today Kragujevac is a modern industrial center of Serbia. The most famous business is the Zastava car factory, now part of FIAT, which produced the famous Yugo automobile. Also prominent are the "21 Oktobar" factory which produces spare car parts, and the Zastava Arms firearms manufacturer.

Districts of Serbia

Vojvodina	Central Banat North Bačka North Banat South Bačka South Banat Syrmia West Bačka

Belgrade	City of Belgrade

Šumadija and Western Serbia	Kolubara Mačva Moravica Pomoravlje Rasina Raška Šumadija Zlatibor

Southern and Eastern Serbia	Bor Braničevo Jablanica Nišava Pčinja Pirot Podunavlje Toplica Zaječar

Kosovo and Metohija¹	Kosovo Kosovo-Pomoravlje Kosovska Mitrovica Peć Prizren

¹ Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Kosovo and the Republic of Serbia. The Republic of Kosovo unilaterally declared independence on 17 February 2008, but Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. The two governments began to normalise relations in 2013, as part of the Brussels Agreement. Kosovo has received recognition as an independent state from 110 out of 193 United Nations member states.

Coordinates: 43°59′N 20°53′E / 43.983°N 20.883°E / 43.983; 20.883

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Šumadija District

Municipalities

Demographics

Culture and history

Economy

See also